Cleveland Indians topple Toronto Blue Jays to clinch World Series spot


Despite a dearth of healthy starting pitchers, the Cleveland Indians managed to clinch a spot in the World Series on Wednesday, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 in their fourth win of the best-of-seven American League Championship Series. Toronto only managed to win one game against the dominant team from Cleveland, which is now looking to follow up on the 2016 NBA Championship win by the Cavaliers that marked the first major sports title for the city in 52 years.
The Indians will face the winner of the National League Championship Series, which currently has the Los Angeles Dodgers up 2-1 on the Chicago Cubs; game four begins tonight at 8:08 p.m. ET. The Indians last appeared in the World Series in 1997, where the Miami Marlins defeated them; the team has not won a World Series since 1948.
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